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Ruptured his spleen at Cheltenham today.
Not a good thing at all, and is having an operation tonight.
Good luck Ruby and all the best with recovery.
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Racing UK certainly reported that Walsh was ‘absolutely fine’ after his fall, but his operation has been confirmed by his father, Ted, and the Racing Post.
With that in mind, and I don’t mean this in a bad way, i’m suprised he’s been so lucky and hasn’t been injured badly in the past.
He ddi miss a good bit of last season through injury with Sam Thomas riding a few big winners in his absence.
Sorry to hear about Ruby Walsh. In a bitter twist of irony, it was on the same card, in the Novice Chase, Willyanwoody had a fatal heart attack, and gave Ruby an horrific fall, resulting in him dislocating and breaking his shoulder, putting him on the side lines for six weeks.
Sam Thomas has a decent job as second jockey to Paul Nicholls and does a good job. He deputised on Kauto Star, Mr Pointment and several other top class winners last season.
I have no idea how long a jockey should take to recover from an injury like this one, it sounds ghastly, but good luck to Ruby and I sincerely hope he makes a speedy recovery.
You only have to stand beside a fence during a steeplechase to see the risks these guys take every race, every day.
Wish Ruby a speedy recovery.
I have no idea how long a jockey should take to recover from an injury like this one, it sounds ghastly, but good luck to Ruby and I sincerely hope he makes a speedy recovery.
Unless there’s unforeseen complications recovery from a ruptured spleen is straightforward; it’s not a ‘vital’ organ
My 78yo uncle managed to rupture his recently whilst digging his garden and didn’t notice anything until fainting some hours later due to internal blood loss. Patched up in hospital he was back home in a couple of days, and one month on he’s back to normal and gingerly turning his beloved soil again.
All the best to Ruby Walsh
It just underlines the dangers for the participants, both equine and human, in our sport.
Something the small number of morons who cheered the falls of Gold Heart and Knockavilla at Wetherby would do well to bear in mind.
Best wishes for a full and speedy recovery Ruby
How Gold Heart didn’t break his neck I’ll never know,a horrific fall.
Rotten luck on Ruby to get injured on the same day as last year.
It just underlines the dangers for the participants, both equine and human, in our sport.
Something the small number of morons who cheered the falls of Gold Heart and Knockavilla at Wetherby would do well to bear in mind.
There’s a significant minority of that type of rubbish attending quite a few courses these days-particularly those courses such as Haydock which are close to urban sprawls.
It sickens me to listen to them and is partly responsible for my vastly reduced racecourse visits. I prefer to attend "country" meetings where most of the visitors see racing as more than just a way to get bladdered and have a live-action bet.Hope Ruby is OK soon.
How Gold Heart didn’t break his neck I’ll never know,a horrific fall.
I have to say I felt sick when he went down it didn’t look good at all – fortunately he was straight back up on his feet and didn’t look too bad being led back afterwards.
I also think it was him I saw munching some grass in the stable area after racing.
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A very serious injury in which it could be life threatening and career ending so lets all wish Ruby does recover fully and put Racing aside for now . Lets take a look at the bright side and Ruby does recover fully but knowing that the spleen has already been ruptured despite recovery its even more fragile then ever and I wouldn’t want to think about what another awkward fall onto his abdomen would do. Lets just hope he regains full health and his bloody is circulating and producing the right amount of cells before we think any further.
How Gold Heart didn’t break his neck I’ll never know,a horrific fall.
I have to say I felt sick when he went down it didn’t look good at all – fortunately he was straight back up on his feet and didn’t look too bad being led back afterwards.
I also think it was him I saw munching some grass in the stable area after racing.
I was amazed too. His neck went a horrible shape for a while there.
Sorry to hear about Ruby, he must be gutted.
It just underlines the dangers for the participants, both equine and human, in our sport.
Something the small number of morons who cheered the falls of Gold Heart and Knockavilla at Wetherby would do well to bear in mind.
There’s a significant minority of that type of rubbish attending quite a few courses these days-particularly those courses such as Haydock which are close to urban sprawls.
It sickens me to listen to them and is partly responsible for my vastly reduced racecourse visits. I prefer to attend "country" meetings where most of the visitors see racing as more than just a way to get bladdered and have a live-action bet.Hope Ruby is OK soon.
I’m of the same mind. You occasionally fnd that kind of idiot at the Bank Holiday point to points as well, stoned out what is left of their silly little minds they have no place on a racecourse if they cheer when a horse falls, but in this day and age, if you say anything to them you cound end up taking a punch or worse. If you are going to get bladdered then please stay away and don’t spoil the pleasure of others.
I think you’ll find like-minded sorts at any course – suggesting otherwise is an unfair stereotype on other well behaved local attendee’s of said course, in my opinion.
Too true, Remember hearing once of a couple of people at Ludlow who cheered when a favourite fell in a race which benefited them as their horse won.
When i backed Labelthou at Haydock last year i was gutted when she capsized 4 out but i was even more happier when she got up and gave her a nice cheer like a few others when she came back safe and sound
Idont know what anyone else finds on the forum but for me there is nothing worse than hearing some bampot in a bookies shouting fall you b……d when a horse approaches a fence,i have stood next to many a fence when the horses fly over,and it frightens the s…t out of me,these guys deserve every penny,i would not have the guts to do it as a job.
Something the small number of morons who cheered the falls of Gold Heart and Knockavilla at Wetherby would do well to bear in mind.
Oh dear, that element has reached West Yorkshire as well now, has it? I’m sure they’ll have received a sharp word from the straightforward, very knowledgeable lcoals that usually make up the crowd there. Love it in may other regards as I do, Worcester remains the worst course I’ve visited for that sort of reprehensible behaviour.
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